Rogue Ales & Spirits

A beer made from a beard? Apparently the folks at Rogue Ales have discovered a wild yeast strain growing in the beard of Brewmaster John Maier, and plan to use it in a new release, New Crustacean, scheduled for 2013. It’s hard to tell if the so-called “beard beer” is real or not, but it… Read more »

INDEPENDENCE, OR — Bees have been making honey for millions of years and humans have been making mead from honey for at least 9,000 years. In January Rogue joined in these ancient traditions by becoming keepers of 19 colonies of honeybees at the Rogue Farms Hopyard in Independence, Oregon.

If you didn’t quite get your fill of ‘Beer Madness’ voting last month, you can now vote for America’s “Best Craft Brewery” in General Mills’ recently launched Munchies awards on taplespoon.com. The awards honor 20 categories of the most delicious food experiences America has to offer. Included in in the ‘Delicious Destination’ group are five… Read more »